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mayor of ottawa, jim watson. >> thank you. today is a sad and tragic day for our city and our country. and i'm sure i speak for all residents of our city which i extend my heartfelt condolences to the family of the individual who lost his life this morning while standing guard at the national war memorial in the heart of downtown ottawa. i also want to convey to those who were injured today, the thoughts of your city and the neighbors are with you. [ speaking french ] >> there's no pain greater than losing a loved one. to have it happen in such circumstances as this morning is beyond expression and underlined with a sad anger in my heart but i will not let that anger rule the day. our city, ottawa, the capital of our country, has seen and lived through tragedy in the past. we're doing so again today. a different sort of tragedy, not yet fully known. causes not yet fully understood. we all want answers, none more so than me. those answers will come from our dedicated policing forces, the rcmp, ottawa police services and, no dou
mayor of ottawa, jim watson. >> thank you. today is a sad and tragic day for our city and our country. and i'm sure i speak for all residents of our city which i extend my heartfelt condolences to the family of the individual who lost his life this morning while standing guard at the national war memorial in the heart of downtown ottawa. i also want to convey to those who were injured today, the thoughts of your city and the neighbors are with you. [ speaking french ] >> there's no...
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multiple downtown ottawa buildings were on lockdown. in new york, increased patrols have not yet been announced according to john deenst of wnbc. -- despite local reports, everyone in the center is now safe and they claim that no shooting occurred there. jennifer page says that the mall is on lockdown, they're cooperating with local officials, local police to ensure the safety of everyone in the mall. no motive yet has been ascribed to the incidents. however, in the u.s., police officials have told nbc they are sending officers to visit recruitment centers and military installations to introduce themselves to officers on duty. in los angeles, authorities are planning extra police patrols according to officials. however, there are multiple isis or isil threats. and officials -- is the chief ongoing terror concern. the police have publicly stated they were watching at least 90 known isil sympathizers. the fbi has been working closely with canadian officials as pete williams has been reporting as both nations watch for threats against thei
multiple downtown ottawa buildings were on lockdown. in new york, increased patrols have not yet been announced according to john deenst of wnbc. -- despite local reports, everyone in the center is now safe and they claim that no shooting occurred there. jennifer page says that the mall is on lockdown, they're cooperating with local officials, local police to ensure the safety of everyone in the mall. no motive yet has been ascribed to the incidents. however, in the u.s., police officials have...
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, the app call of ottawa. their version of washington, d.c. after that shooting, that same person walked a short distance or ran a short distance and enter the parliament building. it's unclear what kind of security was in place at the parliament building. the person got inside. shots were exchanged with that person, and the information we had from canadian authorities was that the gunman was wounded. and the gunman was shot either killed or wounded and seen taken away on a gurney. there have been other reports of gunfire outside the canadian parliament building. and police were warning people to stay away and stay away from open windows. there may or may not have been a second gunman. it's not unusual as you get phone calls from all sorts of different places. people reporting what they hear. there are reports there's more than one gunman when it turns out to be just a single one. but no one has yet told us anything about the gunman where he's from, whether he was inspired by islamic terrorism. whether it was
, the app call of ottawa. their version of washington, d.c. after that shooting, that same person walked a short distance or ran a short distance and enter the parliament building. it's unclear what kind of security was in place at the parliament building. the person got inside. shots were exchanged with that person, and the information we had from canadian authorities was that the gunman was wounded. and the gunman was shot either killed or wounded and seen taken away on a gurney. there have...
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embassy in ottawa is on lockdown. and, again, ronan, the white house monitoring this situation quite closely as it develops, ronan. >> thanks for keeping an eye on that, kristen. we'll be looking closely to see when the president speaks out. i want to go now to nbc news counterterrorism analyst michael lighter and senior executive producer richard espisito following this. i'll start with you. what does your reporting tell you? did we lose richard there? we'll work on getting him. but first, michael, i'll start with you. canadian officials have said that they're looking for multiple suspects. and we just heard that the timing seemed suspiciously appropriate for getting the maximum number of parliamentarians in the building at once. how coordinated does this look? >> ronan, it looks pretty coordinated. but, you know, as you and i both know, so many of these early reports can be wrong. i harken back to the navy yard shooting where for a long period, they were thought to be two shooters and then turned out to be one. so i
embassy in ottawa is on lockdown. and, again, ronan, the white house monitoring this situation quite closely as it develops, ronan. >> thanks for keeping an eye on that, kristen. we'll be looking closely to see when the president speaks out. i want to go now to nbc news counterterrorism analyst michael lighter and senior executive producer richard espisito following this. i'll start with you. what does your reporting tell you? did we lose richard there? we'll work on getting him. but...
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and what happened today in ottawa. it is worth considering what has just happened in canada leading up to this. last week, canada's version of the pentagon, their department of national defense, instituted a new policy related to members of the armed forces and the press. after canadian prime minister stephen harper announced canadian aircraft and canadian personnel would be taking part in the coalition air campaign against isis militants in iraq, the defense department subsequently announced new restrictions on how the media would be allowed to cover canadian military personnel deploying to that fight. this is how a clearly frustrated "toronto sun" newspaper wrote up the new media restrictions. this is that article from the "sun." they explained for the first time although they, as the press, were being allowed to show that there were some canadian troops leaving to go fight isis in iraq, the new restrictions on them included news photographers not being allowed to show any of the soldiers' faces too closely, and news
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>>> tonight on "all in" -- attack in ottawa. shots fired at the national war memorial and inside the canadian parliament. one soldier guarding the memorial is dead tonight. and one suspect, too. tonight, questions remain. >> we don't yet have all the information about what motivated the shooting, whether this was part of a broader network or plan or whether this was an individual or series of individuals. >> we'll go live to canada for the very latest. >>> then, new details from ferguson. we now have the official autopsy for michael brown, and a cascade of leaks from the grand jury. what is going on? >>> plus, midterm turn around. democratic funding heads back to kentucky as the race tightens up. we take an in-depth look at the republican governors in blue states up for re-election. "all in" starts right now. >> good evening from new york. i'm chris hayes. we're awaiting an address from the prime minister of canada tonight as that country reels in the wake of a deadly shooting in the nation's capital of ottawa. at this hour the
>>> tonight on "all in" -- attack in ottawa. shots fired at the national war memorial and inside the canadian parliament. one soldier guarding the memorial is dead tonight. and one suspect, too. tonight, questions remain. >> we don't yet have all the information about what motivated the shooting, whether this was part of a broader network or plan or whether this was an individual or series of individuals. >> we'll go live to canada for the very latest....
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one final note because the soldier that was killed in ottawa today was at a war memorial in ottawa, additional guards were placed at the tomorrow of the unknown soldier in arlington. >> thanks for the update. joining me now from washington post. in what was supposed to be a positive announcement about ebola, having to pivot once again in his presidency to news about national security, terrorist threats. it is stunning and also distressing how much the issue of security has dogged the president who very much wanted to get america to shepard the country through the age of terror. >> absolutely. this has been something that is been dominating his time. one thing that's interesting of course is the white house tells us about some of the calls he makes with leaders. clearly he talked to canada's prime minister stephen harper and sent his condolences. and he also talked to australia's prime minister. you get the sense he is constantly dealing with as he talks about other issues. it is encroaching on some of his other policy priorites. >> i also think we talk about the elections in two weeks, the rep
one final note because the soldier that was killed in ottawa today was at a war memorial in ottawa, additional guards were placed at the tomorrow of the unknown soldier in arlington. >> thanks for the update. joining me now from washington post. in what was supposed to be a positive announcement about ebola, having to pivot once again in his presidency to news about national security, terrorist threats. it is stunning and also distressing how much the issue of security has dogged the...
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. >>> attack in ottawa. one parliament leader says it's a day when canada lost its innocence and prime minister harper calls the gunman a terrorist. >>> meanwhile, back in washington, another man jumps the white house fence just as new details emerge about another secret service lapse from a few years ago. plus, chuck todd, live from the first leg of his meet the voters tour in kansas and iowa and chats with greg orman. good morning, i'm kristen welker. this is the "daily rundown." canada, a nation shaken by a brazen deadly attack in the heart of its capital city that could permanently change the way she views national security. this morning, the message is one of resolve. an hour from now, the canadian parliament will convene. after a gunman got off dozens of shots before being gunned down. prime minister harper addressed his country. >> attacks on our security personnel and on our institutions of governments are, by their very nature, attacks on our country. on our values. on our society. as a free and dem
. >>> attack in ottawa. one parliament leader says it's a day when canada lost its innocence and prime minister harper calls the gunman a terrorist. >>> meanwhile, back in washington, another man jumps the white house fence just as new details emerge about another secret service lapse from a few years ago. plus, chuck todd, live from the first leg of his meet the voters tour in kansas and iowa and chats with greg orman. good morning, i'm kristen welker. this is the "daily...
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after the shootings and ever widening lockdown of downtown ottawa ensued, police fanned out across ottawa, and there was a manhunt on the presumption there might be more than one shooter amid a situation that ottawa police described as fluid and ongoing. part of the context for the canadian reaction was the fact that canada had elevated its terror threat level last week. and two days ago, a radical jihadist ran over two soldiers at a suburban mall in montreal killing one of them. this afternoon, president obama called prime minister harper to voice america's solidarity with canada and later had this to say. >> it emphasizes the degree to which we have to remain vigilant when it comes to dealing with these kinds of acts of senseless violence or terrorism. and it pledged as always to make sure that our national security teams are coordinating very closely given not only as canada one of our closest allies in the world, but they're our neighbors and friends and obviously there's a lot of interaction between canadians and the united states where we have such a long border. >> immediately afte
after the shootings and ever widening lockdown of downtown ottawa ensued, police fanned out across ottawa, and there was a manhunt on the presumption there might be more than one shooter amid a situation that ottawa police described as fluid and ongoing. part of the context for the canadian reaction was the fact that canada had elevated its terror threat level last week. and two days ago, a radical jihadist ran over two soldiers at a suburban mall in montreal killing one of them. this...
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it seems to be confined to ottawa. the best information we have at this point is there was a single gunman. there just doesn't seem to be any concrete evidence of another one. the same person, it's believed, attacked both the memorial and then a few blocks away the parliament building. as you reported, there have been no reports of shots fired anywhere else. they are trying to identify this gunman. they haven't really said much. it's not clear where he's from. whether even he's from canada isn't even clear. but there don't appear to be any connections to the u.s. so what the fbi has told its offices is, pay attention, talk to the usual people, do what you normally do in a case like this, in another country that's obviously a close neighbor of the u.s. no change in the department of homeland security posture. but you have seen these an e anecdotal where we were told there was increased military at a military base in los angeles area. these things are up to local officials. they're not told to take any response by any fe
it seems to be confined to ottawa. the best information we have at this point is there was a single gunman. there just doesn't seem to be any concrete evidence of another one. the same person, it's believed, attacked both the memorial and then a few blocks away the parliament building. as you reported, there have been no reports of shots fired anywhere else. they are trying to identify this gunman. they haven't really said much. it's not clear where he's from. whether even he's from canada...
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joining me from ottawa, our correspondent with canada's global national. thank you for being with me. what's the scene there in parliament? >> reporter: it is interesting, one i've never seen before, jose. we heard from the prime minister this morning who addressed parliament. we heard from both opposition leaders, the message, we can't be intimidated by what's happening, and getting focused on getting back to work. trying to keep things as normal as possible, but clearly aren't normal at all right now. >> i want to show some pictures you took yesterday during the attack, and the hero, there were so many heroes in the story. the sergeant-at-arms no doubt is the key person that helped bring this shooter down. >> he definitely is. it is an amazing story. i have seen the gentleman, kevin vickers, can't tell you how many times, doing my work every day in parliament. he is sort of the silent type, you see him in a ceremonial capacity. yesterday he was anything but, taking down the suspect himself. today there was a sustained standing ovation in parliament. it w
joining me from ottawa, our correspondent with canada's global national. thank you for being with me. what's the scene there in parliament? >> reporter: it is interesting, one i've never seen before, jose. we heard from the prime minister this morning who addressed parliament. we heard from both opposition leaders, the message, we can't be intimidated by what's happening, and getting focused on getting back to work. trying to keep things as normal as possible, but clearly aren't normal at...
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>>. >> reporter: in ottawa. the situation is less tense than before but the lockdown is still in effect in a lot of downtown ottawa. the perimeter shrunk but it still includes this building in down ottawa. as you mentioned, police refused to rule out the possibility that there was another shooter so i think here we are wondering, is someone out there? and we don't know. one man was killed. police said that he was a shooter and killed in the parliament building. we don't know if there is someone else out there. kind of waiting to find out if there is another suspect, if that person is in custody and at what point we can go outside and walk the streets as we normally do. >> you know, justin, the first shooting happened around 9:50 a.m. the gunman was shot about 10:30. where were you when all this happened? >> i'm still in lockdown. i'm still in the parliament building where i was this morning when the shooter first opened fire at the war memorial and downstairs. i was upstairs, a couple floors. i was heading down
>>. >> reporter: in ottawa. the situation is less tense than before but the lockdown is still in effect in a lot of downtown ottawa. the perimeter shrunk but it still includes this building in down ottawa. as you mentioned, police refused to rule out the possibility that there was another shooter so i think here we are wondering, is someone out there? and we don't know. one man was killed. police said that he was a shooter and killed in the parliament building. we don't know if...
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that is the latest here in ottawa, i'm jay gray. betty, back to you. >> all right, thank you, jay. >>> well, white house security is tight after another fence-jumper. it happened on the north lawn late wednesday. the guy, 20 to 25 yards from the fence before he was tackled by officers and canine police dogs. the suspect, a maryland man, was unarmed. the dogs, though, they were hurt but are said to be okay. the president was inside at the time. now, this is the second security scare. last month, omar gonzalez made it into the east room. the iraq war vet was armed with a knife. >>> a new scandal for the secret service. it was a tight-lipped mission dubbed "operation moonlight." homeland security uncovered it. in 2011, agents allegedly bailed on their posts protecting president obama. why? to check on a female colleague who was reportedly being harassed by a neighbor. the trips happened five times, two of which while the president was at the white house. homeland security is now calling for a full investigation. >>> also this morning,
that is the latest here in ottawa, i'm jay gray. betty, back to you. >> all right, thank you, jay. >>> well, white house security is tight after another fence-jumper. it happened on the north lawn late wednesday. the guy, 20 to 25 yards from the fence before he was tackled by officers and canine police dogs. the suspect, a maryland man, was unarmed. the dogs, though, they were hurt but are said to be okay. the president was inside at the time. now, this is the second security...
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. >> you can see there that ottawa remains a city on edge. the man crossed the yellow tape and there was clear distress that the incident was not related to yesterday's shooting. we are learning more about the suspected ottawa shooter, 32-year-old michael -- a petty criminal and canadian born muslim convert. he was shot to death by the sergeant at arms who received a standing ovation at parliament. live in ottawa and sarah, what more are we learning about the suspected shooter here? >> good afternoon, investigators believe that this was a lone wolf-type attack carried out boy a man who was a high risk traveler by authorities. he was born michael joseph hall and changed his name after converting to islam. he had a history of petty crime, but at some point attracted the attention of authorities who took away his passport, concerned he would travel abroad to commit crimes. he is a native of canada and his parents released a statement that reads in part, we also wish to apologize for all the pain, fright, and chaos he caused. we have no explanati
. >> you can see there that ottawa remains a city on edge. the man crossed the yellow tape and there was clear distress that the incident was not related to yesterday's shooting. we are learning more about the suspected ottawa shooter, 32-year-old michael -- a petty criminal and canadian born muslim convert. he was shot to death by the sergeant at arms who received a standing ovation at parliament. live in ottawa and sarah, what more are we learning about the suspected shooter here?...
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but of course, the barricades have been lifted across ottawa after a man shot and killed a soldier and caused a lockdown of parliament. >>> terror in canada's capital. >> breaking news, at least two people shot. >> today is a sad and tragic day for our city and our country. >> a soldier was shot outside the war memorial. there's a man with a rifle shooting at a bunch of people. >> hijacked a car at gun point and headed that direction towards the construction. >> more shots fired near the parliament building. >> i hear this pop, pop, pop. >> the doors are locked. i'm here alone just watching the entire thing unfold in front of me. >> to think someone actually got in the building with a gun is very, very disturbing. >> the gunman killed in that exchange of fire. >>> his name, michael zehah-bibeau. >> we will not be intimidated. canada will never be intimidated. >> canada and the united states has to be in entirely in sync. >> this is kind of a day that changes everything. >> corporal nathan cirillo was standing guard this morning in ottawa, canada, when he was shot by a gun who witnesses
but of course, the barricades have been lifted across ottawa after a man shot and killed a soldier and caused a lockdown of parliament. >>> terror in canada's capital. >> breaking news, at least two people shot. >> today is a sad and tragic day for our city and our country. >> a soldier was shot outside the war memorial. there's a man with a rifle shooting at a bunch of people. >> hijacked a car at gun point and headed that direction towards the construction....
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>> reporter: police in ottawa fanatically searched for armed men most of the day in the center of ottawa, canada's fourth largest city. just before 10:00 a.m. eastern time, a soldier standing guard at canada's national war memorial was shot and seriously wounded by a man with a rifle, a shocking scene witnessed by many bystanders. >> i was just passing, just over here, and all of a sudden just heard a shot. turned around, and there was a guy with a rifle just around on the back corner. and just, pow, pow. >> i thought it was just firecrackers going off, so i look across the street, and there's a man with a rifle shooting at a bunch of people. >> reporter: witnesses at the memorial say the gunman then hijacked a car. >> didn't hurt the gentleman in the car. and then took off towards the back here and headed in that direction towards the construction. >> reporter: the gunman went about a third of a mile to the building housing canada's parliament, in session at the time. as officers inside responded, dozens of shots rang out inside the building's ornate halls. [ shots ] members of parliame
>> reporter: police in ottawa fanatically searched for armed men most of the day in the center of ottawa, canada's fourth largest city. just before 10:00 a.m. eastern time, a soldier standing guard at canada's national war memorial was shot and seriously wounded by a man with a rifle, a shocking scene witnessed by many bystanders. >> i was just passing, just over here, and all of a sudden just heard a shot. turned around, and there was a guy with a rifle just around on the back...
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embassy is ottawa has locked down as a precaution. capitol police in washington remain at a heightened level of awareness but have not made any significant adjustments to security on capitol hill, security has been heightened at the tomb of the unknown soldier because of internet chatter. u.s. military officials tell nbc news that norad has gone into high alert posture but stress any threat would have to be aviation-related before they would get involved in the situation. the department of homeland security also says it is monitoring the situation but says there is no specific reporting to indicate this morning's events in canada pose a threat to anyone here in the u.s. congressman from washington joining me tonight. there's a lot more shootings the united states than there are in canada. this may be new but nothing new to washington. there have been shootings in washington, d.c., in terms of security, has the united states had the appropriate reaction to this so far as you can see. >> i think the president has been very measured in h
embassy is ottawa has locked down as a precaution. capitol police in washington remain at a heightened level of awareness but have not made any significant adjustments to security on capitol hill, security has been heightened at the tomb of the unknown soldier because of internet chatter. u.s. military officials tell nbc news that norad has gone into high alert posture but stress any threat would have to be aviation-related before they would get involved in the situation. the department of...
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but first, we start today in ottawa, ottawa near parliament. and we expect an update from the royal canadian mounted police any moment. but what is the mood there today? >> well, good afternoon. the prime minister pledged that this country will not be intimidated by the attacks. and today, we saw a shaken public try to prove him true. getting back to life as normal as possible under a heavy police presence. it has been an emotional day beginning with members of parliament and the prime minister visiting the national war memorial, laying that wreath in honor of the fallen soldier. that continued with the opening of parliament and that standing ovation for kevin vickers, sergeant at arms who appeared to swallow hard, to choke back emotion as he was given that standing ovation in honor for his bravery being called a hero for his actions yesterday when he ran to grab a gun and then shot and killed the gunman outside the caucus rooms. worldwide, messages of sympathy have been pouring in, including the u.s., which, again, pledged its support today. >
but first, we start today in ottawa, ottawa near parliament. and we expect an update from the royal canadian mounted police any moment. but what is the mood there today? >> well, good afternoon. the prime minister pledged that this country will not be intimidated by the attacks. and today, we saw a shaken public try to prove him true. getting back to life as normal as possible under a heavy police presence. it has been an emotional day beginning with members of parliament and the prime...
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and, in many ways, i'm the local member of par limit here in ottawa. and my riding, what you would call your district in the states, includes par limit. and i walked -- i decided to walk to walk today. and as i walked to work, i could feel, you know, a lot of people, you know, turning to each other and looking at each other and giving each other, you know, a hug and a smile and saying are you okay. but going into that parliament after what happened yesterday, carried a lot of emotion, frankly. and it was a did i have cull day. but an important one for us to continue to do our work and our business and to show the country and our citizens that we will continue on and we will keep going. >> what political or policy conclusions do you think are being drawn? we have seen in other countries, sometimes there's a move towards stricter measures, changes to the law, changes to enforcement posture and then, sometimes, years later, those changes were regretted or weren't entirely thought through. where do you see that krvegs in a policy level right now in canada?
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. >> with me now, chloe, journalist for cbc ottawa. were you one of the people who was locked down today? the lockdown extended beyond the parliament building. >> for a long portion of the day, about continue hours, most of downtown ottawa was locked down. reporters who were out reporting on what was happening couldn't get back into the building, so they were outside for a long time. eventually got back in. around 8:30 the lockdown was lifted for our building and then for parliament, although some streets are still in the perimeter they are investigating. >> how quickly is information developing on the case and the issue of did this shooter act alone? >> there was a lot of confusion, especially earlier in the day. the shooter that was killed in the parliament building, that happened early in the day, but police continue the lockdown, said they were looking for suspectses. they hadn't ruled out there was another suspect. so, a lot of confusion surrounding that. also, there was confusion surrounding where the shootings had actually occur
. >> with me now, chloe, journalist for cbc ottawa. were you one of the people who was locked down today? the lockdown extended beyond the parliament building. >> for a long portion of the day, about continue hours, most of downtown ottawa was locked down. reporters who were out reporting on what was happening couldn't get back into the building, so they were outside for a long time. eventually got back in. around 8:30 the lockdown was lifted for our building and then for...
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a lock down at the canadian parliament in ottawa. officials tell nbc news at least one person has been shot believed to be a uniformed officer at the war memorial in parliament. that are also reports of gunfire inside. hopefully we can show you video of what played out a short time ago. we saw number of people flooding out of the building there being ushered to safety by law enforcement personnel there. as we know it, the shots were first reported around 9:52 that would be eastern time. one witness described hearing a loud bang and saw a man holding a large gun. possibly a rifle. many bystanders started ducking and running. others stopped to administrate cpr to the officer and one point we could see other law enforcement people surrounding what we believe to be the officer who was injured at that scene. this is an ongoing breaking news story at this point. ottawa's mayor jim watson tweeted out the following statement on his verified twitter account. i'm saying as with all ottawa residents and canadians i'm shocked and saddened by wha
a lock down at the canadian parliament in ottawa. officials tell nbc news at least one person has been shot believed to be a uniformed officer at the war memorial in parliament. that are also reports of gunfire inside. hopefully we can show you video of what played out a short time ago. we saw number of people flooding out of the building there being ushered to safety by law enforcement personnel there. as we know it, the shots were first reported around 9:52 that would be eastern time. one...
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he was gunned down while standing post in ottawa. he was 24 years old and standing unarmed when he was shot by michael in an attack that troughized ottawa last wednesday. steven harper spoke at the funeral moments ago. secretary of state john kerry laid a wreath in the corporal's honor where he was slain. as his family and country is mourning his death, they consider how to adjust the open cult to reflect the new age of threats. he was in the parliament building when the shooting took place. he joins me from ottawa and thanks for being with us. this funeral galvanized the country. is it leading people wanting to hunker down are are they defiant and resilient? >>> are it feels like our security is inadequate. that's the head of our intelligence service. the federal government plans to update the canadian law to give more to our spy agency to allow them to go abroad. that gives them new powers that the cia enjoyed for a long time. these new powers give them the ability to work with organizations like the nsa and the canadian version of
he was gunned down while standing post in ottawa. he was 24 years old and standing unarmed when he was shot by michael in an attack that troughized ottawa last wednesday. steven harper spoke at the funeral moments ago. secretary of state john kerry laid a wreath in the corporal's honor where he was slain. as his family and country is mourning his death, they consider how to adjust the open cult to reflect the new age of threats. he was in the parliament building when the shooting took place. he...
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. >> canada's prime minister vowing to stand tough after a day of panic and chaos in ottawa that left a soldier fatally shot and the international community in shock. >>> an american ebola survivor speaks exclusively to nbc about the moments he thought he might have the virus and why he is now thankful to be alive. >>> and on a lighter note, these heels, they're made for promenading and promotion, but a commotion sarah jessica parker caused bringing her shoe line to carrie's old brownstone and leaving some neighbors p.o.'d in the city. this is "way too early"! ♪ hey, everybody! we are almost to the weekend. good morning. i'm thomas roberts. it is thursday, october 23rd. welcome to "way too early," the show that loves sjp's style. it is better to ask forgiveness than permission. we will talk about that story and what is getting sjp in a little bit of trouble down on perry street. but we want to start this morning on some very serious news, and we begin in canada, where the prime minister is vowing that that country will not be intimidated after a gunman shot and killed a soldier guar
. >> canada's prime minister vowing to stand tough after a day of panic and chaos in ottawa that left a soldier fatally shot and the international community in shock. >>> an american ebola survivor speaks exclusively to nbc about the moments he thought he might have the virus and why he is now thankful to be alive. >>> and on a lighter note, these heels, they're made for promenading and promotion, but a commotion sarah jessica parker caused bringing her shoe line to...
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he's been staying in a homeless shelter in ottawa. he had applied for a passport to travel to syria. police revealed that his e-mail had been found on the shard drive of someone who had been charges himself with a terrorist offense. so here tonight, i want to learn if i can, what this act of violence so close to our border will do to the american nervous system, how it will affect, and here's an important part, voters as they head to the polls in about a week. right now, we're joined by the correspondent for global national up in canada. give us the police information, everything we need to know about who this guy was, what drove him, how he got to this point to make history in the worst kind of way. >> hey, chris, yeah, i spent the day digging into what exactly michael bibeau was made of. we know he was 32 years old, born and raised here in canada. he's a guy who kind of lived life on the margins. he's lived in several shelters throughout the country. he hadn't talked to his parents in five years before last week, when he met his mot
he's been staying in a homeless shelter in ottawa. he had applied for a passport to travel to syria. police revealed that his e-mail had been found on the shard drive of someone who had been charges himself with a terrorist offense. so here tonight, i want to learn if i can, what this act of violence so close to our border will do to the american nervous system, how it will affect, and here's an important part, voters as they head to the polls in about a week. right now, we're joined by the...
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chilling video surfacing about the man who attacked ottawa this week. part of a report filed boy kevin tibbles. >> the gunman is seen just minutes after killing a canadian soldier with a huhhing rifle. he hijacks a car and seen for the canadian parliament. people scatter and he runs and at gunpoint gets a second car heading for the front door. once inside, he continues firing until being killed in a shot out with security. >> a reporter for the globe and he shot this video on his blackberry. he was inside when the attack took place off the center hall. he shot the video. you can hear the gunfire that killed the attacker. joining me now with an update. that was pretty amazing. the presence of mind and to stand there while all of that gunfire was being shot off. a number of rounds. >> thank you. they kept asking me what i was thinking. i think i wasn't thinking more than anything. thank you. it has been a surreal couple of days. >> what do we know about the suspect? this seems from all the reporting it seeps to be a one off event and not a conspiracy or c
chilling video surfacing about the man who attacked ottawa this week. part of a report filed boy kevin tibbles. >> the gunman is seen just minutes after killing a canadian soldier with a huhhing rifle. he hijacks a car and seen for the canadian parliament. people scatter and he runs and at gunpoint gets a second car heading for the front door. once inside, he continues firing until being killed in a shot out with security. >> a reporter for the globe and he shot this video on his...
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we begin with michelle in ottawa. give us a capsule of what happened today and how it fit into recent fears we've had about terrorism on this continent? >> it certainly has been a fear that we will have attacks here in canada. i think that no one thought canada would be immune to this. and we have become involved with the fight in syria and iraq and that has raised our profile. and as you mentioned in the introduction, there have been call for those who couldn't go over to fight in the name of the islamic state to have attacks at home. and there have been fear among our community and intelligence service that's particularly vulnerable were military personnel and targets. that's what happened this week. both with today's attack, the killing of the soldier, and also on monday there was an attack on quebec where another soldier was killed, struck by a car. >> do the canadian people see this as an intimidation to discourage they will from joining the coalition against isis? >> you know, i think that's probably what the in
we begin with michelle in ottawa. give us a capsule of what happened today and how it fit into recent fears we've had about terrorism on this continent? >> it certainly has been a fear that we will have attacks here in canada. i think that no one thought canada would be immune to this. and we have become involved with the fight in syria and iraq and that has raised our profile. and as you mentioned in the introduction, there have been call for those who couldn't go over to fight in the...
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joe, we'll start in ottawa. the canadian prime minister is vowing the country will not be intimidated after a gunman shot and killed a soldier guarding their national war memorial. sources tell nbc the gunman has been identified as 32-year-old michael joseph hall. he was a convert to islam. so the gunman was later killed in a shootout at the canadian equivalent of capitol hill and at this hour officials are investigating possible ties to terror groups. police wept door to door after witnesses reported there were other armed men in the streets, but officials say they found no evidence of another gunman. parliament will be in session this morning at 10:00 a.m. as scheduled. joining us from washington, tom sanderson, a co-director and senior fellow at the center for strategic and international studies. tom, thanks for joining us. we're looking at so far the concern about terrorism versus an individual crime. what do we know? >> even if it's just an individual, he can certainly ben gauged in terrorism. we need to fi
joe, we'll start in ottawa. the canadian prime minister is vowing the country will not be intimidated after a gunman shot and killed a soldier guarding their national war memorial. sources tell nbc the gunman has been identified as 32-year-old michael joseph hall. he was a convert to islam. so the gunman was later killed in a shootout at the canadian equivalent of capitol hill and at this hour officials are investigating possible ties to terror groups. police wept door to door after witnesses...
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life goes on in ottawa, but what is going to change? you are there on parliament hill where there is normally yoga exercises and frisbee and tourists. it's so open and accessible. is that going to change? >> it certainly could. on one hand the security has to change. on parliament hill, there is a serious police presence and there is one entrance in and out which is different than the usual borders. today it's different. there will be changes and we heard minsters from the government promising there will be changes in the am can be days. we heard the promise of a new anti-terror legislation. that allows them to arrest those they believe who could be an imminent threat to canada. as you heard from the mother's statement, this sort of attack is so impossible to prevent because they are radicalized on their own. the parents could be anyone and they could have had any childhood. they were radicalized online or by a friend or acquaintance. this is a hard thing to pinpoint. the government is looking to get more powers to figure out where they
life goes on in ottawa, but what is going to change? you are there on parliament hill where there is normally yoga exercises and frisbee and tourists. it's so open and accessible. is that going to change? >> it certainly could. on one hand the security has to change. on parliament hill, there is a serious police presence and there is one entrance in and out which is different than the usual borders. today it's different. there will be changes and we heard minsters from the government...
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if you look at the shooter from ottawa, he was thrown out of a mosque similar to the boston marathon bombers who were once thrown out of a boston mosque. so the canadian authority has done a remarkable job, and i agree with michael what we will see is a lot of the self-proclaimed terrorist, and the new jihadi cool, and not part of a centralized organization to go on youtube, and i bet you that most of isis had never heard of him. >> i understand, but is it a media issue or the more attention attacks like this get, does it serve perversely to convince more of the mentally l deranged folks like this to say, i will use this ideology to continue my perverse attack. >> yes, the more impugned these folks are, it helps to further the agenda of these folks, but the fact is that there are over 7 million muslims who live here peacefully, and 5 of the last 12 nobel peace prize winners, and so sadly when you look at the narrative media-wise, it is always the negative, extremist narrative and that is what we have to push back against. >> and michael, the social media the narrative, and it is a he
if you look at the shooter from ottawa, he was thrown out of a mosque similar to the boston marathon bombers who were once thrown out of a boston mosque. so the canadian authority has done a remarkable job, and i agree with michael what we will see is a lot of the self-proclaimed terrorist, and the new jihadi cool, and not part of a centralized organization to go on youtube, and i bet you that most of isis had never heard of him. >> i understand, but is it a media issue or the more...
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ottawa. mourners have packed into a cathedral in ontario including steven harper and secretary of state john kerry. he is being laid to rest with full military honors. hundreds marched in the street as a processional made their way towards the cathedral. he stood guard at ottawa's national war memorial. we wanted to bring thaw moment. a great pain for the family, but we recognized the service of that young man and all of those of course here in the states as well. that does it for this edition of "news nation." "andrea mitchell reports." we will see you tomorrow. and string, yeah, they were a little bit skeptical. what they do actually is rocket science. high tech components for aircraft and fighter jets. we're just their bankers, right? but financing from ge capital also comes with expertise from across ge. in this case, our top lean process engineers. so they showed us who does what, when, and where. then we hit them with the important question: why? why put the tools over there? do you rea
ottawa. mourners have packed into a cathedral in ontario including steven harper and secretary of state john kerry. he is being laid to rest with full military honors. hundreds marched in the street as a processional made their way towards the cathedral. he stood guard at ottawa's national war memorial. we wanted to bring thaw moment. a great pain for the family, but we recognized the service of that young man and all of those of course here in the states as well. that does it for this edition...
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yesterday he had come to ottawa to try to get a passport to travel to syria. he had recently been designated as a high risk traveler by the canadian government and was blocked from traveling abroad. he stayed in a local homeless shelter before carrying out that horrible attack. back in new york, we are learning about zal thompson who attacked four police officers in queens yesterday with a hatchet. he wounded two of them. >> unprovoked and not speaking a word, he struck his right arm. after striking that officer, the suspect continued swinging the hatchet, striking a second officer in the head, causing him to fall to the sidewalk. >> and those two officers then fired on the is suspect who was pronounced dead at the scene. law enforcement sources tell us that he appears to have acted alone and that he an anti-police, aspect military bias. he said to have advocated for attacking the u.s. from within. upon reviewing the case, they painted a picture of a disturbed loner angry about unfair treatment of african-americans. searching his social media, there islamic re
yesterday he had come to ottawa to try to get a passport to travel to syria. he had recently been designated as a high risk traveler by the canadian government and was blocked from traveling abroad. he stayed in a local homeless shelter before carrying out that horrible attack. back in new york, we are learning about zal thompson who attacked four police officers in queens yesterday with a hatchet. he wounded two of them. >> unprovoked and not speaking a word, he struck his right arm....
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. >> canadian officials say the shooter came here to ottawa in hopes of obtaining a passport and say that he wanted to travel to syria. presumably to try to join up with isis. >>> we have learned through the current investigation that this individual has been in ottawa since at least october 2nd, 2014. that he was in town to deal with a passport issue. also, that he was hoping to leave for syria. >>> the man officials say is michael zehaf-bibea. a recent convert to islam. with plans to travel to syria, a hot bed of isis terror activity. officials believe that the delay in his passport due to a background check may have prompted the tragic shooting wednesday. the gunman is seen here minutes after killing a canadian soldier with a hunting rifle. he hijacks a car. he's seen heading for are the canadian parliament. people scattered a as he gets up and come deers a second car heading for the front door. wh once inside he continues firing until being killed in a shoot out with police. credited with killing him is kevin vickers. the canadian government saying it arefused to allow a terroris
. >> canadian officials say the shooter came here to ottawa in hopes of obtaining a passport and say that he wanted to travel to syria. presumably to try to join up with isis. >>> we have learned through the current investigation that this individual has been in ottawa since at least october 2nd, 2014. that he was in town to deal with a passport issue. also, that he was hoping to leave for syria. >>> the man officials say is michael zehaf-bibea. a recent convert to...
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and partly, they say it's a reaction to the attacks in canada last week including the one in ottawa when a gunman shot up the inside of canada's parliament. given that the department of homeland security is ordering heightened vigilance in protecting federal building and government personnel coast to coast. that means security will be tighter at federal facilities, but not all of the 9500 ones that the federal protection social security, which is under homeland is responsible for. it'll be selected buildings. the government won't say which ones. they won't say what security measures there are. in some case it is will be visible ones with more people with more aurmed officers outside. in other it is may be mean closer scrutiny to people that come through the building. looking through purses and briefcases. tweaking up the mettle detectors. it's going to be a range of things. >> pete williams, thank you so much. good to see you. >>> i want to bring in mark ginsburg, former ambassador to more ra more rack koe. what are americans supposed to take from an unspes fighted threat? >> we've seen
and partly, they say it's a reaction to the attacks in canada last week including the one in ottawa when a gunman shot up the inside of canada's parliament. given that the department of homeland security is ordering heightened vigilance in protecting federal building and government personnel coast to coast. that means security will be tighter at federal facilities, but not all of the 9500 ones that the federal protection social security, which is under homeland is responsible for. it'll be...
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. >> in ottawa in 2013, do you know how many homicides there were in ottawa? nine. now, i will say twitter is not the best place to make a really thoughtful and nuanced point. it is a challenging forum and i understand the timing of it was difficult. but the fact that we have an epidemic in this country of gun violence is just a fact. >> we don't have a surgeon general right now. [ all speak at once ] >> i think chrissy got all of us talking and i think that's a good thing. i'm sorry for the backlash she got. >>> now to a botched national anthem. before last night's world series game, aaron lewis, the lead singer of the band "staind," let's say he had a rough night. ♪ oh say can you see ♪ by the dawn's early light ♪ what so proudly we hailed ♪ were so gallantly streaming >> of course the mocking game immediately it came. but a lot of it was in the form of him being unpatriotic. partly because many of his songs are about patriotism. and he openly sings about the rattle snake flag with a simple statement. that statement, the tea party don't tread to me slogan.
. >> in ottawa in 2013, do you know how many homicides there were in ottawa? nine. now, i will say twitter is not the best place to make a really thoughtful and nuanced point. it is a challenging forum and i understand the timing of it was difficult. but the fact that we have an epidemic in this country of gun violence is just a fact. >> we don't have a surgeon general right now. [ all speak at once ] >> i think chrissy got all of us talking and i think that's a good thing....
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and that was the crowd singing "o canada" last night in ottawa. the night began with a moment of silence for the two canadian soldiers killed in ottawa and quebec last week. >>> time to take a look at the weather on this sunday. crisp fall weather here in the northeast before other parts of the country higher than normal temperatures. alex wallace is here with a forecast. hi, alex. >> well, good sunday to you, francis. as we track yet another system moving its way into the northwest. one moved through, brought power outage issues, this one could do the same with more rain and strong winds. and this will be for the early week to midweek time frame. here's some of the rainfall totals we could see through tuesday morning, at least, some spots that could see 2 to 3 inches of the wet stuff. meanwhile, while that's going on, in the middle of the country, we've got warmth that's been building here through the weekend and that'll continue through the early week shifting its way a little bit farther east. temperatures, 10 to 20 degrees above average out th
and that was the crowd singing "o canada" last night in ottawa. the night began with a moment of silence for the two canadian soldiers killed in ottawa and quebec last week. >>> time to take a look at the weather on this sunday. crisp fall weather here in the northeast before other parts of the country higher than normal temperatures. alex wallace is here with a forecast. hi, alex. >> well, good sunday to you, francis. as we track yet another system moving its way into...
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. >>> and now evidence to explain the motive behind the deadly terror attack in ottawa, canada. the shooter recorded video just before the shooting. it indicates this he was driven by ideological and political e motives. police are not -- standing guard at the war memorial. police say although the background investigation for a passport investigation raised questions, he was not on a watch list. >>> people in hawaii could soon be forced to flee in the face of a vicious oozing lava flow. check this out. right now it is creeping toward a community of 4,000. swallowing everything in its path. its width, larger than a football field. imagine that. not only is it 2,000 degrees fahrenheit, spits up dangerous gases and particles, and authorities are telling people to get ready to evacuate. it's from a volcano that started erupting in june. >>> and st. louis cardinals outfielder oscar tavares died in a car crash. he was behind the wheel of his camaro before losing control and going off the road. his girlfriend was also killed in the accident. mlb commissioner bud selig said with heavy h
. >>> and now evidence to explain the motive behind the deadly terror attack in ottawa, canada. the shooter recorded video just before the shooting. it indicates this he was driven by ideological and political e motives. police are not -- standing guard at the war memorial. police say although the background investigation for a passport investigation raised questions, he was not on a watch list. >>> people in hawaii could soon be forced to flee in the face of a vicious oozing...
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and today in ottawa, stephen harper laid a wreath at the nation's war memorial in honor of slain soldier nathan cirillo. harper pled stricter surveillance measures while promising the country will not be intimidated. >> we will be vigilant, but we will not run scared. we will be prudent, but we will not panic. and as for the business of government. well, here we are in our seats, in our chamber in the very heart of our democracy and our work goes on. >> all right. let's go first to nbc's kristen welker live at the white house. what's the latest info we have? let's go back to the fence jumper. >> well, we're just learning that suspect is going to appear in a district court here in d.c. a little bit later on this afternoon, joy. as you mentioned at the top, he jumped over the fence here of the white house just after 7:00 last night. that is when two canine units were released. he actually fought them off. he kicked them. he punched them. but ultimately, they got the better of him. officers were able to apprehend him just moments after he jumped over the fence. everything functioned the way
and today in ottawa, stephen harper laid a wreath at the nation's war memorial in honor of slain soldier nathan cirillo. harper pled stricter surveillance measures while promising the country will not be intimidated. >> we will be vigilant, but we will not run scared. we will be prudent, but we will not panic. and as for the business of government. well, here we are in our seats, in our chamber in the very heart of our democracy and our work goes on. >> all right. let's go first to...
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. >>> well, details continue to emerge from the deadly shootings near ottawa's war memorial and parliament building. corporal nathan cirillo was gunned down while he stood guard. his two dogs have been seen peering out from under a fence waiting for their master who is never coming home. such a sad sight. cirillo was a dog lover who posted many photos of his pets online. >>> meanwhile, new video moments after corporal cirillo was shot. a car speeds toward parliament, the gunman gets out and runs toward the government building. he had reportedly used crack cocaine in the past and spent time in a homeless shelter. he tried at one point to get a passport to go to libya or syria. just last week he met his mother for lunch. reportedly it was the first time they'd seen one another in five years. after running into parliament, he was shot by a sergeant at arms, kevin vickers. on thursday, members of parliament gave vickers a standing ovation for his actions. >>> federal aviation officials are heading to the site of just a horrific mid-air collision. it happened right outside of washington, d.c.,
. >>> well, details continue to emerge from the deadly shootings near ottawa's war memorial and parliament building. corporal nathan cirillo was gunned down while he stood guard. his two dogs have been seen peering out from under a fence waiting for their master who is never coming home. such a sad sight. cirillo was a dog lover who posted many photos of his pets online. >>> meanwhile, new video moments after corporal cirillo was shot. a car speeds toward parliament, the...
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. >>> warning signs, a report about the ottawa gunman's actions in the days before the shooting. >>> good afternoon, everyone. welcome to "weekends with alex pitt." i'm frances rivera in for alex as she takes some time off. breaking news we are awaiting a news conference this afternoon to begin outside of seattle, washington, where two teens are being treated after a deadly shooting at a high school friday. we'll bring it to you live as soon as it starts. >>> two teenage boys are treated at another hospital where one is in critical condition and the other is stable. in the meantime police told nbc news in the past hour a ka of tieria worker tried to stop alleged shooter jaylen fryberg during his rampage. they confirmed he used a .40 caliber gun it happened in the cafeteria of his high school in marysville. student gave this account on the "today" show. >> stood up right away, i forgot a lot of things, i left my longboard and a lot of my belongings at the school and started running trying to get offcampus. it didn't seem like he was going on a spree. he had set people he was going aft
. >>> warning signs, a report about the ottawa gunman's actions in the days before the shooting. >>> good afternoon, everyone. welcome to "weekends with alex pitt." i'm frances rivera in for alex as she takes some time off. breaking news we are awaiting a news conference this afternoon to begin outside of seattle, washington, where two teens are being treated after a deadly shooting at a high school friday. we'll bring it to you live as soon as it starts....
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. >> for the first time in decades, he is back in the cockpit of a dc-9 at the space museum in ottawa. the breakers are connected to the lavatory in the back of the plane. once they pop out, they cut the flow of electricity to the lavatory motor. >> the crew responded to that appropriately. there was a problem there, and they left the circuit breakers then extended or popped so that it would deprive power to that component, eliminating any potential future problem. >> unfortunately, flight 797's problems are just beginning. >> i think it was about an hour and a half into the flight that there was some commotion in the back of the plane. i remember seeing one of the flight attendants take a fire extinguisher to the back. rumors began going around in the plane that there might be a fire in the trash can, that somebody might have put a cigarette out in the trash. >> the captain sends his first officer to assess the situation. >> so i look back and you couldn't see the back of the airplane for the sort of light blue, hazy smoke. and claude came back and he said, i don't like what's going
. >> for the first time in decades, he is back in the cockpit of a dc-9 at the space museum in ottawa. the breakers are connected to the lavatory in the back of the plane. once they pop out, they cut the flow of electricity to the lavatory motor. >> the crew responded to that appropriately. there was a problem there, and they left the circuit breakers then extended or popped so that it would deprive power to that component, eliminating any potential future problem. >>...
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. >> on wednesday this week, as part of our reporting on the attacks in ottawa, we discussed another attempt to attack the canadian parliament that happened in 1966. in that incident, a would-be bomber brought an explosive device to the canadian parliament. but in a last minute, the miscalculation by the bomber saved the day and nobody got hurt. what did the bomber screw up back in 1966? was it a, the bomber forgot to bring a match or a lighter to light the fuse on the bomb. b, the bomber took a wrong turn inside parliament and got stuck behind a locked door. c, the bomber cut the wrong wire and actually defused the bomb, or d, the bomber thought the fuse would take longer to burn than it did and it ended up blowing up too soon. what's the right answer. >> this is one of the few i didn't study. >> let's say accidentally defused the bomb. >> steve, what's the wrong answer? >> the correct answer is d, the bomb thought the fuse would take longer to burn and it blew up too soon killing only him. >> at this point, you're playing for honor. but i also have to tell you we're notorious cheat
. >> on wednesday this week, as part of our reporting on the attacks in ottawa, we discussed another attempt to attack the canadian parliament that happened in 1966. in that incident, a would-be bomber brought an explosive device to the canadian parliament. but in a last minute, the miscalculation by the bomber saved the day and nobody got hurt. what did the bomber screw up back in 1966? was it a, the bomber forgot to bring a match or a lighter to light the fuse on the bomb. b, the bomber...
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present timing, essentially, in the aftermath, to find motive, and we've done that with man shot in the ottawa parliament and everyone has been sifting through this young man's facebook page and basically, finding what is, by all accounts, normal high school freshman as you could possibly find. >> it seems that way. what is sort of startling when you look back on it, the number of school shootings we've had this year, very often, the congress will come in and have a moment of silence. it seems like this week it's krth krt connecticut, next week it's washington state, the following week it's another state. it seems we have an epidemic of violence in schools that we have not been able to address. i was in the congress in '92 when we had an assault rifle ban because of an assault in california. we haven't done anything in the congress since in terms of trying at the congressional level to try to deal with this. the nra really runs the gun legislation in all legislatures, whether it's the national legislature or the state legislature. we can't get gun legislature through. the state of washington h
present timing, essentially, in the aftermath, to find motive, and we've done that with man shot in the ottawa parliament and everyone has been sifting through this young man's facebook page and basically, finding what is, by all accounts, normal high school freshman as you could possibly find. >> it seems that way. what is sort of startling when you look back on it, the number of school shootings we've had this year, very often, the congress will come in and have a moment of silence. it...
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. >> let's turn to the situation in ottawa. how do the authorities begin to determine whether this is a criminal act, or as you mention, perhaps a lone wolf driven by ideology terrorism. >> was this part of a terrorism plot or was this person actinging alone? it appears there is still a lot of investigation to be done in canada. there has been reports that the person had some connection to another individual in canada with terrorism links, and they have been connected through the internet. he was trying to travel to syria, apparently, and he had a weapon, and given his criminal record he should not have been allowed to buy a gun, so where did he get that? was that somebody helping him with the attack, or did he find it or get it on the black market, and that's yet to be determined. >> he tried to renew a passport and then left when officials asked questions and his demeanor was described as inappropriate and the red flags, were they overlooked by authorities? >> i don't know if they were overlooked. what happens is you get into
. >> let's turn to the situation in ottawa. how do the authorities begin to determine whether this is a criminal act, or as you mention, perhaps a lone wolf driven by ideology terrorism. >> was this part of a terrorism plot or was this person actinging alone? it appears there is still a lot of investigation to be done in canada. there has been reports that the person had some connection to another individual in canada with terrorism links, and they have been connected through the...
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. >>> the gunman stormed ottawa's parliament recorded a video of himself prior to the attack. according to the royal canadian mounted police they say it provides proof that his actions were driven by ideological and political motives. details are emerging about the physical and emotional torture that hostages in syria had to endure at the hands of isis from beatings to starvation to threats of execution. for more on this and contributing editor after being being held from 2008 to 2009. welcome both. first to you. it's a different situation. what we learned from the "new york times" reporting interviews with the former hostages told me so much and how systematic and transactional they were. they have already paid for their lives. >> in fact i interviewed the foley's parents diane and john. this is what they said about not paying ransom. >> we were, but not by the fbi. it was a measure of the national security council who was a representative and he was very strong on that point, however as a family we had no recourse. we had no other choice at that point. with the help of good
. >>> the gunman stormed ottawa's parliament recorded a video of himself prior to the attack. according to the royal canadian mounted police they say it provides proof that his actions were driven by ideological and political motives. details are emerging about the physical and emotional torture that hostages in syria had to endure at the hands of isis from beatings to starvation to threats of execution. for more on this and contributing editor after being being held from 2008 to 2009....